April 15, 2024 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, April 15, 2024

Council Chamber, 600 Fourth Street                       

Council meetings are held in-person in the Council Chambers.  In addition, a teleconference meeting is available at the following link:  https://zoom.us/j/5664912345  |  Meeting ID: 5664912345 | Passcode: 56649 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

APPROVE AGENDA WITH ANY ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA (only by unanimous consent).

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

  1. Minutes of the Monday, April 1, 2024 regular City Council meeting (Council action)

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-2024, Approving Transfers, Payment of Claims and Accounts Payable (Council action)

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM  (The Open Forum is an opportunity for the audience to address the City Council on any matter not listed on the agenda.  Please limit your comments to five minutes.)

PUBLIC HEARING

OPENING BIDS (AND/OR QUOTES)

OLD BUSINESS

CONSENT AGENDA  The Consent Agenda allows the City Council to take action on routine matters by one motion that shall not be debated and shall be adopted by unanimous vote of those present.  Any individual Council member may remove an item from the Consent Agenda for discussion on the regular agenda.  (Council action)

  1. Approve/allow necessary expenses for Mayor, Councilors, and/or Department Supervisors to attend the 2024 Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Summer Conference in Waite Park, MN July 24-26, 2024

NEW BUSINESS

  1. County Assessor Open Book meeting on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 from 9:00 A.M. to Noon at the County Assessor’s office, 715 4th Street for informal appeal for taxpayers to discuss their property assessment/valuation (Public/Council information)
  2. Consider request to co-sponsor the Koochiching Labor Assembly, Labor Day picnic on Monday, September 2, 2024, approval to request closure of 3rd Street from MnDOT, and use of Smokey Bear Park, Mark Thorpe (Council action)
  3. Mayoral Proclamation proclaiming May 19-25, 2024 as National Travel and Tourism Week (Council action)
  4. Mayoral Proclamation proclaiming May 2024 as Mental Health Month (Council action)
  5. Mayoral Proclamation proclaiming No Mow May in International Falls (Council action)
  6. Approve Certificate of Support for new replacement hospital for Rainy Lake Medical Center’s USDA-Rural Development Community Facilities Application – Robert Pastor, CEO, Rainy Lake Medical Center (Council action)
  7. Approve hiring of summer employees for the Public Works department, as presented (Council action)
  8. Approve hiring of Casual Paramedic for the Ambulance Service, as presented (Council action)
  9. Adopt Resolution No. __-2024 authorizing execution of Mn Department of Transportation Airport Improvement Grant excluding Land Acquisition – Minnesota Agreement No. 1052526, Project No. A3601-118 (Council action)
  10. Public Works Committee recommendation(s):
    1. Approve Koochiching County Cooperative Weed Management Area-Memorandum of Understanding (Council action)
    2. Approve A.W. Kuettel & Sons proposal for Equipment Garage Storage Building Plumbing Modifications-trench drains (Council action)
  11. Any other business.

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
  • Police Monthly Report, March 2024 (Council information)
  • Fire/Rescue/EMS Monthly Report, March 2024 (Council information)
  1. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions 

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • Koochiching County Board of Commissioners meeting minutes – March 26, 2024

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, May 6, 2024 at 5:30 P.M.

ADJOURNMENT 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:  Matters inappropriate for consideration at the meeting or not in the order specified shall not be considered except 1) with the unanimous consent of the members of the City Council, or 2) scheduled public hearings or bid lettings, but not before the time stated in the notice.

The City of International Falls complies with the Americans with Disability Act.  Individuals with disabilities requiring special aids should contact the City Administrator, 600 Fourth Street, International Falls, MN, 56649, 218-283-9484, at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.

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